Museum Amöneburg
Archaeology and town history museum in the Old Brewery behind the town hall of Amöneburg, with a nature conservation info center in the attic.
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About the museum
The Museum Amöneburg is housed in the Old Brewery directly behind the town hall. It looks at the settlement of the Amöneburg basin from the Old Stone Age to modern times. The prominent hill already attracted people in Celtic times and was developed into a fortified town; the fertile surrounding land has been settled since the Stone Age.
On display are, among other things, stone axes, urns, models of the Celtic town fortifications, Roman finds, the skeleton of a Franconian warrior and a diorama of the 1762 Battle of the Brücker Mühle during the Seven Years' War. The jewelry of a woman buried about 2,500 years ago in the Brücker forest, including a Wendehals ring, is one of the striking pieces.
The town of Amöneburg runs the museum in cooperation with the Heimat- und Verkehrsverein (local heritage and traffic association), under volunteer management. The attic houses the Naturschutz-InfoZentrum (NIZA, nature conservation info center). Lectures and excursions to find sites such as the Mardorf gold hoard or the Brücker forest complement the program.
Highlights
- Stone Age and Bronze Age finds from the Amöneburg basin
- Models of the Celtic town fortifications
- Skeleton of a Franconian warrior
- Diorama of the 1762 Battle of the Brücker Mühle
- Hands-on stations: Stone Age drill and grain grinding
Permanent exhibition
- Eine Reise aus der Steinzeit in die Moderne – Finds and models show the settlement of the Amöneburg basin since the Old Stone Age, with jewelry of a woman buried 2,500 years ago and hands-on stations.
- Operated by
- Stadt Amöneburg in Kooperation mit dem Heimat- und Verkehrsverein Amöneburg
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
- Hands-on stations
Visitors can try out how a Stone Age drill works and grind grain themselves.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Public parking on the edge of the historic old town: “Am Kuhberg”, “Ritterstraße” and “Tränkgasse”.
The museum is at Schulgasse 2, directly behind the town hall.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Visits and guided tours outside opening hours by arrangement with the museum staff; lectures and excursions according to the event program. |
